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PS3 vs Blu-ray player

I was thinking of getting a Blu-ray player and someone mentoned getting a PS3 instead. I know you can play games and Blu-ray dvd's on a PS3, but can you play regular dvd's on a PS3? Does anyone know of any other pros or cons to either the PS3 or the Blu-ray. Thanks in advance.

Re: PS3 vs Blu-ray player

You can play regular DVDs on the PS3 as well. I actually think its upscaler is better than my upscaling DVD player.

Honestly, for the money, the PS3 is the best Blu-Ray player you can get right now. I have no idea if you're a gamer or not, but if you are I would definitely go that route.

agreed...... even if you're not a gamer, i'd still go with the PS3.

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Re: PS3 vs Blu-ray player

I just wanted to make sure there wasn't a but after I bought a PS3. I saw some racing game at the store and the gameslooked incredible, with the graphics. Is there any addtional purchase requirements with
the PS3?

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Definately get the PS3 as a blu-ray player! I got mine mostly as a gaming system, but I also love watching blu-ray videos on it. If you get the ps3 for the blu-ray player, tell me you have a HDTV, and if you have a HDTV, tell me your going to have surround sound! Surround sound is where it gets awesome after the stellar picture from blu-ray...if you don't have it, invest in a good surround sound!

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Only annoying thing about the ps3 is that the remote is blue tooth, not infrared. So if you have a universal remote, it won't work. They make a nice remote, it's just annoying to have to use a different one.

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Would definitely agree with everyone. The PS3 is a great Blue-Ray player and yes you can watch regular DVD disks. If even upconverts it a little bit not as much as a blue-ray disk though but more than a regular dvd player. If you watch a lot of movies on it you may want to go with the remote control for it otherwise you can get around using the normal game console cotroller.

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I agree with everyone else. Go with the PS3. The upconvert on regular DVDs is awesome. Not as sharp as a Blu-Ray picture, but much better than a 480p signal. If you're not too technical, I'll put it this way; the movie fills the whole screen.

The gaming side of things is why I bought mine, but even if you can't see yourself spending $60 on a game there are dozens of arcade/nostalgia games available for download in the $10-15 range that are fun to pick up and play.

Sony is also supposed to be working on a movie download service to make the PS3 even more of a media machine. I don't know where they're at since I haven't heard about it lately, but it's an interesting possibility.

Re: PS3 vs Blu-ray player

Originally Posted by HOTDON

I agree with everyone else. Go with the PS3. The upconvert on regular DVDs is awesome. Not as sharp as a Blu-Ray picture, but much better than a 480p signal. If you're not too technical, I'll put it this way; the movie fills the whole screen.

The gaming side of things is why I bought mine, but even if you can't see yourself spending $60 on a game there are dozens of arcade/nostalgia games available for download in the $10-15 range that are fun to pick up and play.

Sony is also supposed to be working on a movie download service to make the PS3 even more of a media machine. I don't know where they're at since I haven't heard about it lately, but it's an interesting possibility.

Re: PS3 vs Blu-ray player

Originally Posted by Wx4Cy

Only annoying thing about the ps3 is that the remote is blue tooth, not infrared. So if you have a universal remote, it won't work. They make a nice remote, it's just annoying to have to use a different one.

You can buy a USB infared adapter that will work with universal remotes. Just have to give up one of your USB ports on the ps3.

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